The Food Equity, Access, and Health and Nutrition Education Working Group met on Wednesday September 14th from 6-8pm.
Location: Dorothy Heights/Benning Neighborhood Library East River Park Shopping Center, 3935 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20019
Agenda
6:00-6:05PM: Welcome and Introductions Food Policy Director,Laine Cidlowski
6:05-6:15PM: Feedback from first Food Policy Council meeting and member retreat Alex Ashbrook, Working Group Co-Chair Paula Reichel, Working Group Co-Chair
6:15-6:30PM: Introduction to FEED DC Act Megan Brown & Ona Balkus, Office of Councilmember Mary Cheh
6:30-6:45PM: Progress update on Grocery Store Development Program Beverly Wheeler, DC Hunger Solutions, Marie Whittaker, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
6:45-7:00PM: Progress update on Healthy Food Retail Program Nola Liu, DC Central Kitchen
7:00-7:30PM: Facilitated brainstorm on areas of improvement and other group policy priorities
7:30-7:45PM: Next Steps
7:45-8:00PM: Announcements
Subcommittee Members:
Alex Ashbrook, Co-Chair alexandra.ashbrook@dcbc.dc.gov
Paula Reichel, Co-Chair paula.reichel@dcbc.dc.gov
Tambra Raye Stevenson, tambraraye.stevenson@dcbc.dc.gov
Building a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable District food system 